American Airlines settles FAA safety dispute

Texas-based American Airlines has settled its current safety dispute with US aviation officials.

Travel Insurance News - 09/05/2013

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Texas-based American Airlines has settled its current safety dispute with US aviation officials.

According to a USA Today report published on Friday, the carrier – which continues to emerge from a November 2011 bankruptcy filing – has agreed to pay some $24.9 million (£16.2 million) in fines.

The settlement follows a Federal Aviation Administration investigation in which the airline was accused of breaching safety protocol in regards to electrical wiring on the carrier’s fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft. American’s parent firm AMR Corp has continued to deny wrongdoing.

AMR officials said in a statement released on Friday that the settlement was a “reasonable resolution” to the ordeal and that the firm has since implemented numerous changes in its business in regards to engineering, inspections, training and auditing.

The news comes just a day after the airline launched its new nonstop service between Seoul’s Incheon airport and its base at Dallas-Fort Worth International airport. American’s vice president for network planning Chuck Schubert said in a statement that Seoul is a key business travel market for the airline.

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